Imagery

"Heaven shower blessings on you, and save me, that i may again and again tesify my fratitude for all your love and kindness." page 18
Mary Shelly uses tons of flowery imagery. this gives the reader a great description of the scenery and the characters. It helps the reader understand the plot more thouroughly. However it has caused some confusion in class discussion. In walton's letters to his sister he describes his love for her in such a flowery fashion that is sounds like the the love of lovers not family members. Walton is also very similar to Victor who married his sister. This can cause some confusion as to Walton's and margrets relationship. However it is important to take into acount the time eara of the story and the poetic background of the author. Most of this descriptive language is hyperbole but helps the reader to understand scenery and emotions more clearly.